Thursday, December 17, 2015

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it)
and a Happy New Year!

I will not reply to any comments/posts for about the next week while I am on holidays/

I am working on a 3.5.02 update to address reported issues
and some parts are ready, and available for checking in the
Futanari Palace, but if you are feeling bravehttps://mega.co.nz/#!ctAEACgC!DkNLXsx9YgGeeUZikGWKLLPHUj-RwnNQQWsyKSLTNHw
This is strictly for 3.5.01 instalaltions and I would recommend
you backup the SlaveMaker3.exe/swf/app just in case you wish to
revert back to the original. Also save to a new save game (you can
load an existing save)

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Since the release of version 3.5 I have had a range of bug reports and I have fixed a lot of reported issues. A majority of the reports were minor, a couple less so.

This update fixes the following issues

- fixes resting while supervising your slave
- naked image for slave maker not working correctly
- a typo while working at the onsen
- a miss-named image for Cammy
- a re-encoded image that was reported as suspect by an antivirus
program (it is NOT a problem but this is to try to quiet the AV program)
- some updated Russian translations
- if you installed using the first versions of the packs some files were
omitted (translations and an event) All these are included here
- image problems for Urd and Shampoo
- tentacle icon not in the right place on the Take a Walk map
- tentacle attacks not happening is some places, notably the Docks
- no text for tentacle attacks at the docks
- some combats end abruptly, say defeating Marey, or fighting the Orc
- End Game Menu appearing when clicking Leave after starting a new game
- temporary fix for some typos for ElPresidentes 'Extra Events' (Orc and Elf events in the Forest)
- Fix some issues in the Options screen for some hints
- stat bars did not fill the available area
- sex skill icons never disappeared
- fixes for minor slave Louis (Next disappearing)
- Elena was available for sale incorrectly
- Lainath kept asking about Arak even if you said No
- broken events in Dunmyre
- some small edits for Shiziku events
- an image fix for Shampoo Dance contest
- fixes cases where puppytraining skill can vanish
- some typos
- an undefined name in the Kennels
- some blank images for Onsen Service
- a bad background image (too marrow)
- an image replaced in martial training so the character can be used as a NPC (Ayumi from X-Blades)
- fix some small issues around removing puppy/cat items
- incorrectly showing Astrid's home in Dunmyre

Additionally this adds new features
- Implements Catgirl, Ponygirl, Lesbian and Weapon trainers for Dunmyre, so all trainings are possible there, except swimming. Note Lesbian and Ponygirl are introduced quite differently and Weapons are simpler
- the Kennels now also sells Catgirl items, at a higher price than Lady Farun sells them, to allow for no Lady Farun in Dunmyre
- two dickgirl slave maker avatars updated/replaced with more images (an omission in the original release)
- Minor slave Cynthia (Pokemon) has had a major image upgrade to allow for full slave training (some more updates for her will follow for dresses and events), she now has 110 images (from the original 14)
- when you purchase a minor slave it will give you an approximate count of their available images. The count given is a minimum number but the actual count may be a a bit higher
- some improvements for developers

I will update the torrent early in the new year when I return from holidays.

Note on some common reports
No need to report any of these issues
- Lady Grey has no images when she is a member of your household. This is a limitation of the current event implementation and is now a 3rd party event
- there is no more content for the Red Lily
- it is known when you save plannings and reload a game some custom actions like the Red Lily and some others can get blanked out
- Minimum values 'bar' do not appear for statistics.

Developers
The SDK for the game has been updated, primarily for updated classes and an updated XML Creator tool. Some documentation changes but not as much as there should be.

This is of no use for a person who is playing the game, only for people who wish to develop new content for the game

Saturday, December 5, 2015

EDIT2: I have a small fix in testing for the release to address some minor issues reported so far and some omissions. Once tested I will post. If you are in a hurry, see the Bug report thread at the Futanari Palace

After quite a wait, the new release of Slave Maker is here! Please see my last post here for some notes on features and some things to consider.

Initially I am providing two types of release for this, a torrent and downloads via file hosts. I will be looking now into the Kimochi service https://kimochi.co/

Torrent

This is a full download of the entire game, but it can be used to upgrade an existing installation. The entire game is approximately 7Gb. Initially I will be the only seed and I have a low speed broadband connection (about 50Kb/s). For the first day I will also be uploading some additional file host mirrors, further limiting speed, so please be patient.

Copy or Move your game into the folder your torrent client downloads its files into

Rename the folder for your game to be SlaveMaker 3.5

Open the torrent provided above, it will check and resume and only download files that have changed. This seems to put you are around 65% complete.

Note that this can leave some old files behind, they will be ignored by the upload/download process and only cost you hard-drive space.

Speeding Up the Upgrade:
If you separately download the file host links for the Basic Pack, Slave Pack 11, Slave Pack 12, and install into your torrent folder, these contain the large majority of all changes to the game. If you then exit and re-run the torrent client then you will have a much more complete version

File Host Links
These are downloads of parts of the game as rar files, Each part is a logic part of the game and you can donwload only the Basic Pack for a simple version of the game, or all parts for the full game with all slaves. In the install folder of the game for the Basic Pack is a file "Slave List.html" that will tell you what pack contains what slave.

These vary from 200Mb to 700Mb in size. If multiple links are given then these are interchangeable mirrors, use one or the other as needed.

These links can have daily download limits, so if one fails to work try again later, or use the torrent. As time permits I will upload additional mirrors.

Installation for the file host versions
Extract each archive into the same folder. All create the same base SlaveMaker 3.5 folder.
For Mac OS X users please take case to merge folders, not replace

Full Version Mirrors
seregil has posted these links as a full copy of the game (from the torrent) All links are interchangable, but are not with the Packs listed above. Note also the date referenced in some of the names is a typo and these are the current release.

Notes:
Please see my last post for some more information, but just to repeat an important one

Executable Version
The .exe version of the game has majorly changed, as we were getting
crashes that were more related to Windows changes than the game itself.
To use the new version you must have installed the ActiveX version of
the Flash Player. This is available via the normal locations for the
player.

Friday, December 4, 2015

I am working on some final passes for bugs and uploading a majority of the game to filehost mirrors. While I finalise this let's discuss the new release and it's features.

Revised User Interface

The game has a revised interface using a widescreen (16x9) layout. The colour schemes and layout are also changed, and colours vary as before depending on the gender of your slave maker.

This is the layout for a female slave maker.

Some people very much preferred the original colour scheme when originally discussing this so there is a "Classic" theme available. It does not completely replicate the old layout, it is still 16x9 but colours and some icons are more like the original version.

The themes can be edited via some xml files in the folder Themes and you can select an alternate theme by editing the file configuration.xml. You can create your own as desired.

New City

There is a new city in the game to live and train in. It is still a work in progress and there are less events available and some 'trainers' are not present in the city.

New Slaves

Since the last release there have been released new slaves for the game. All official releases are included in the 3.5 release. This also includes new Minor Slaves and Assistants.

One loli slave was released, as in an under age character. I do not distribute these in game releases as a legal thing and my own ethics. If desired she is available via the Futanari Palace forum.

Some slaves have changed, some minor slaves can be captured now, are can no longer be purchased in the market.

Other Things

A number of new add-on events, including expanded Lady Grey events, greatly expanded BE Forest and Cowgirls. Bar event and some house events too.

Executable Version
The .exe version of the game has majorly changed, as we were getting crashes that were more related to Windows changes than the game itself. To use the new version you must have installed the ActiveX version of the Flash Player. This is available via the normal locations for the player.

Save Games
Existing saves should work, but it is best to use a save game between slaves, so not during an existing training.

Please remember that saves are stored based on the folder name that the swf/exe file runs in. The default folder for the game is changed in this release to
SlaveMaker 3.5

SMM Manager
nothingsauce has developed a program included in the game release SMM.exe that allows you to backup/move save games amongst other things. You require the .NET 4 framework to be installed to use it.

Otherwise, stay tuned, I should start the release of version 3.5 tomorrow, the following day at the latest.